Which means the jack studs are 81 inches long typically.
How does window and door header heights work.
Together the headers king studs and trimmers act as a system that transfers weight from above down and around the window and door openings to the floor and foundation below.
To align a door with an adjacent window it is important to measure the entire height of the door within the frame as the frame height will be higher than the slab size.
When looking to align a window and an adjacent door measure the entire height of the door within the frame because the frame height will naturally be higher than the slab size.
If you re a novice framer then this is the height of the bottom of the window and door headers.
So your jack stud should be cut at 81 for a 6 8 tall door.
You know when the trim on the top of a window doesn t perfectly line up with the door it s near this is how to solve that annoyance.
Your header size is determined by the load it carries.
This is also the top of the jack studs.
The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be.
How to match heights of doors and windows.
The next jack stud will be cut to the height of your door plus 2 1 2 and minus the thickness of the bottom plate 1 1 2 as it will rest on top of this.
82 1 2 inches also happens to be the standard header height for windows and doors.
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